2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kim Dameron and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium. They were members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 2016 record | 6–5 (4–4 OVC) |
| Head coach | Kim Dameron (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Greg Stevens (3rd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Michael Hodges (3rd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Demarcus Covington (1st season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 PM | No. 20 Western Illinois* |
| WEIU | L 21–38 | 7,618 | |
| September 10 | 2:30 PM | at Miami (OH)* | ESPN3 | W 21–17 | 17,369 | ||
| September 17 | 2:00 PM | at No. 5 Illinois State* | CSNCH | W 24–21 | 13,391 | ||
| September 24 | 1:00 PM | Austin Peay | No. 18 |
| WEIU | W 56–35 | 6,169 |
| October 1 | 6:00 PM | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 13 | OVCDN | L 14–21 | 4,892 | |
| October 8 | 6:00 PM | Tennessee State | No. 19 |
| WEIU | W 35–34 | 4,319 |
| October 15 | 6:00 PM | at Tennessee Tech | No. 18 | OVCDN | W 30–24 | 4,082 | |
| October 22 | 1:00 PM | Murray State | No. 15 |
| WEIU | L 38–40 | 7,907 |
| October 29 | 2:00 PM | at No. 2 Jacksonville State | No. 23 |
| ESPN3 | L 14–47 | 21,655 |
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | Tennessee–Martin |
| WEIU | L 17–33 | 3,054 | |
| November 19 | 1:00 PM | at Eastern Kentucky | OVCDN | W 24–0 | 3,100 | ||
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Game summaries
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Leathernecks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 21–41–4 | 2015 | L 5–33 |
at Miami (OH)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| RedHawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| #5 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 40–54–9 | 2015 | L 31–34 OT |
Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| #18 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13–3 | 2015 | W 40–16 |
at Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Redhawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 17–6 | 2015 | W 33–28 |
Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| #19 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–7 | 2015 | W 25–22 OT |
at Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Panthers | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16–6 | 2015 | W 51–20 |
Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racers | 3 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 40 |
| #15 Panthers | 21 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–13 | 2015 | W 34–20 |
at Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #23 Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| #2 Gamecocks | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 47 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–7 | 2015 | L 3–24 |
Tennessee–Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyhawks | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–7 | 2015 | W 23–21 |
at Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 10–13 | 2015 | W 21–7 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 16 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
References
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